RESOURCES

Minneapolis Commercial Music Houses (original and licensed music for ads, film, and TV)

In the Groove Brian Casey (casey@itgmusic.com)
Echo Boys
Modern Music
Ashe and Spencer
Squirrels on the Moon

Quirky Niche Ideas--you might want to think way outside the box...

The Vegetable Orchestra (Vienna, Austria) and VO on YouTube

Knight of Wands music video 2.0

Night in the Life of a Cover Band

The Annoying Music Show (Jim Nayder) from Chicago Public Radio and NPR

Other Resources

Cafe Press merch printed on demand

10 DIY Tips

Here are some other useful tools and links for musicians to explore--

Health Care Resources

Dr. Sam Willis, a board certified Family Medicine physician, has his own artist-friendly medical practice. Dr. Sam's office is open Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30pm to 6:30pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays 10am to 3:30pm. For more information on the clinic, please visit www.doctorsam.us or email doctorsamwillis@doctorsam.us.

Check ehealthinsurance.com for information on various health care insurance plans

Grant Writing and Fundraising for Artists

Government

Minnesota State Arts Board
Metro Regional Arts Council
check city and neighborhood arts commissions too

Private Foundations

Jerome Foundation
McKnight Foundation
Bush Foundation
Kickstarter

Others

Compas Community Arts
VSA Arts of MN
MNArtists

Organizing

Googledocs: online Office-style programs--always have access to your stuff!
http://docs.google.com/

del.icio.us: organize your online bookmarks (and again, always have access to them)
del.icio.us

Marketing/Promotions

Web Design: Alice Gebura
www.smartalicewebdesign.com

Blogger: tell the world your story
www.blogger.com

sonicbids: online EPKs
www.sonicbids.com

MySpace: especially for audio and video
www.myspace.com

Facebook: professional promotion opportunities growing here too
www.facebook.com

cdbaby: sell your cd or ep online
cdbaby.com

archive.org: collecting all things internet
archive.org

ReverbNation: promotion
reverbnation.com

last.fm: "the social music revolution"
last.fm

Craig's List: find jobs/promote yourself/find instruments/sell them...www.craigslist.com

Tools

Jing: screen capture program--still and video
www.jingproject.com

audacity: basic audio editing in a free download
audacity.sourceforge.net

flickr: post your photos, link to sites, download photos
flickr.com

Senuti: transfer music on your i-pod back to your computer (or someone else's) if your computer crashes.
www.macupdate.com
Free Blank Staff Paper online: lots of different options to choose from, really easy and fast:http://www.blanksheetmusic.net/

US Copyright online: up to date laws/forms...you don't have to send your stuff in via mail anymore: here is the page:
http://www.copyright.gov/

The Atomic Learning site we were introduced to (training on your computer programs, etc.) Our username is: MSCM Our password is: college.
http://movies.atomiclearning.com/k12/home

People and Ideas

Pitchfork Media: read news and reviews of your favorite bands/ artists.
www.pitchforkmedia.com

Rolling Stone Magazine online:
http://www.rollingstone.com/

wiredsafety.org: online safety group
wiredsafety.org

artsjournal: a daily assortment of published stories in arts, culture, ideas, and issues from around the world.
artsjournal.com

Creative Commons: a new way to look at copyright issues
creativecommons.org

Mediafuturist: Gerd Leonhard--futurist, author, speaker, entrepreneur
mediafuturist.com

Music Business Solutions: Peter Spellman (from Berklee College of Music) on the music biz
mbsolutions.com

Musician's Cooler: podcasts on the music business, marketing your band (click on "past shows")
musicianscooler.com

Resources